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- 09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
observational study included all patients undergoing a head CT between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 at a large, urban academic ED with over 100,000 visits per year. The primary study outcome was total cycle time, defined as the elapsed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 1, 2015
standard forecasting regressions reveal that increases in p*t lead to economic downturns. Second, disaster risk is priced in the cross section of U.S. equity returns. A zero-cost equity portfolio with exposure to disasters earns risk-adjusted returns of 7.6% View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
first step in negotiating more rationally is to identify situations that call for extra vigilance. Periodically, perhaps once per month, make a list of important upcoming negotiations that you think might require System 2 thought. Such... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 13 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Students Reflect on COP28
from the rest of the world in this area–we have the world’s least sustainable transportation system, as measured by transportation emissions per capita. And even globally, transportation is on the wrong track: it’s the fastest-growing... View Details
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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
New Dynamic Teaming $1,850 Next 4-week session starts June 4th Enroll Now Acquire the tools, processes, and skills to build agile, adaptable teams and lead them in rapidly changing work environments. 4 weeks 6-7 hours per week 4 modules... View Details
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Online AI Course | HBS Online
session starts May 14th Enroll Now Compete in the age of AI with a comprehensive approach to building, leading, and operating AI-powered organizations. 4 weeks 5-7 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
terms of spending. When you get really gross spending disparities per capita for students, that shows up in everything from extracurriculars, to the depth of a curriculum, to the salaries paid to teachers. And those disparities also have... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Menges, and Francesca Gino Abstract—To get to work, employees need to commute. Across the globe, the average commute is 38 minutes each way per day. It is well known that longer commutes have negative effects on employees’ well-being and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced headline double-digit earnings per share growth for the year ended June 30. A closer look at the numbers suggested a less healthy picture. Sales, volumes, and operating profits were down. Investors... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
and hence higher effort? In a field experiment with 266 employees, we find that paying above-market wages, per se, does not have an effect on effort relative to paying market wages. However, structuring a portion of the wage as a clear... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
historical and hypothetical scenarios. Additionally, we demonstrate that the exponential penalty approach exhibits exceptional computational performance, implying practical viability. Our results suggest that this approach could lead to system-wide savings on the order... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $66 billion CSD industry in the United States, where the average American consumes 52 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle," from 1975 to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
transport. And this year, Tata launched Ginger Hotels, which promises clean, no-frills accommodations at around $21 per night. “These are consumers who didn’t exist just a few years ago,” observes Ratan Tata. RATAN TATA: "We need to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
then assigned a volunteer advocate - typically a 30-something MBA with business experience who donates 15 to 25 hours per week and oversees five to ten cases at a time." "The biggest challenges," notes Gotsch, "are staying responsive to... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
amount of debt is analyzed and compared to a simple deficit rule that limits the maximum amount of deficit per period. Whereas the deficit rule does not perform well, the debt rule yields welfare gains virtually equal to the optimal rule.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
Obrador filed complaints with the Federal Election Tribunal, per the constitution, Maurer notes. And many prominent members of the opposition conservative party, if not conservative candidate Felipe Calderón, have defended López Obrador's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
consumer. The system needs to be redesigned so that each participant is motivated to increase value, measured by health outcomes per dollar expended. This excerpt discusses how healthcare providers can shift to a value-based model. An... View Details
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
accountability vary by level in most organizations—in general, they are wider at the top of a company and narrower at the bottom. The CEO of McDonald's has a wide span of accountability that encompasses stock price, earnings per share,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
different, with unemployment at 27 percent unemployment and recidivism at almost 77 percent in 2022. Some $88 billion was spent per year to run the sprawling prison system in the United States, with the New York University Center for... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
knowing the high-stakes industry suffers from significant levels of turnover and spends an inordinate amount of time and money onboarding new staff. In fact, one industry source estimated nurse turnover at more than 20 percent, which costs the average hospital more... View Details